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We’re looking at an updated Baltimore #Ravens’ 53-man roster roster projection ahead of Monday night’s second preseason game via @Thacover2NFL
The Ravens are just 34 hours away from their second preseason matchup of the summer when they travel to face the Washington Commanders at FedEx Field on Monday at 8 p.m. ET, and you can watch on ESPN.
Baltimore is favored in a game where most starters will sit, while several vital rookies and veterans will compete for the final remaining roster spots.
With cutdown day fast approaching, we’re providing an updated 53-man roster prediction ahead of the matchup with Washington.
We’re looking at 7 Baltimore #Ravens earning rave reviews at halfway point of the preseason via @Thacover2NFL
We’re more than halfway through the preseason, with Baltimore almost having completed training camp and preparing for two final matchups agaisnt the Commanders and Buccaneers.
The Ravens have had several under the radar standouts outside of the big names Like Lamar Jackson, Odell Beckham and J.K. Dobbins. The team will hold a walkthrough on Sunday before matching up with Washington on Monday night.
With the regular season fast approaching, we’re looking at seven Baltimore Ravens currently earning rave reviews.
We’re looking at the best and worst PFF grades from the #Ravens preseason opening win over the #Eagles via @Thacover2NFL
The Ravens preseason winning streak will continue another week after coming away with a 20-19 win over the Eagles at M&T Bank Stadium.
Justin Tucker kicked a 60-yard field goal to end the first half, Tyler Huntley threw a touchdown pass early in the third quarter and Baltimore was able to make plays that mattered down the stretch to hold off Philadelphia.
Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts both sat out this game, offering backup qarterbacks for both teams the opportunity to shine under the bright lights.
With joint training camp sessions with the Commanders scheduled for this week, we’re looking at the best and worst PFF grades from the season opener.
Naseim Brantley checks in as one of the Big Ten’s top ranked wide receivers.
Rutgers football seems to have landed an impact player in the Big Ten in Naseim Brantley. Brantley joins Rutgers via the transfer portal with the chance to be a top-tier wide receiver in the conference.
Brantley came to Rutgers this offseason at a position of need. He brings veteran experience and has the ability to be a game-changer for a Scarlet Knights offense that struggled last year.
An FCS All-American at Western Illinois, Brantley had 53 catches for 909 receiving yards with nine touchdowns last season. In 2022 against Minnesota, he had three catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in a loss at the Big Ten program.
In writing up his assessment of Brantley, College Sports Wire’s Patrick Conn ranked the Rutgers wide receiver as the No. 12 player at his position in the Big Ten:
“He was among the top receivers in FCS and was named Newcomer of the Year for the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Brantley looks to prove himself at the Power Five level with Rutgers, a team that scored just 17.4 points per game which ranked No. 124 in the country.”
Brantley will look to help Rutgers offset the loss in production with the graduation of [autotag]Aron Cruickshank[/autotag], [autotag]Shameen Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Sean Ryan[/autotag].
There is talent and potential for Rutgers at wide receiver, but it isn’t necessarily proven. A lot will be expected of Rashad Rochelle, coming off a true freshman season where he played wide receiver, running back and special teams, has the potential to be a breakout player this fall for Rutgers.
To read the full list from College Sports Wire, click here.
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Lyrick Samuel is offered by Rutgers football on Wednesday.
Lyrick Samuel is the latest New York standout to be offered by Rutgers football. The Brooklyn wide receiver pulled in an offer from the Big Ten program on Tuesday night.
The talented wide receiver is projected to be one of the top three athletes in New York’s 2025 recruiting class.
Samuel counts Rutgers as his fourth Power Five offer, having already been offered by Michigan State, Penn State and Syracuse.
A 6-foot-4, 175-pound wide receiver, Samuel played for a powerhouse Erasmus Hall team that finished last season 10-2.
In a social media post on Tuesday night, Samuel announced the offer, tagging Rutgers defensive line coach [autotag]Marquise Watson[/autotag] along with head coach Greg Schiano:
After an an incredible conversation with @CoachMWatson, lam extremely blessed to receive my 4th division 1 offer from Rutgers University! #CHOP🪓 @GregSchiano @RFootball @EHallFB @Dannylandberg @coach_wheels1@KJSTROUD10 @coachmouse1@RivalsFriedman @ShawnB_247@BrianDohn247 pic.twitter.com/Ih0ONQHzhd
— Lyrick Samuel (@IamLyrickSamuel) June 7, 2023
Rutgers football is no stranger to Erasmus Hall with alumni such as [autotag]Aron Cruickshank[/autotag], [autotag]Christian Izien[/autotag] and [autotag]Sean Ryan[/autotag] among others having passed from Brooklyn to the banks of the Raritan.
Rutgers currently has the No. 22 recruiting class in the nation according to 247Sports and is No. 23 per Rivals.
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Could there be a reunion coming in Cleveland?
Reports are out that if Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon gets the head job in Arizona, quarterback coach Drew Petzing could be his top choice for an offensive coordinator. If that happens it will leave the Cleveland Browns looking for a new quarterback coach and they could turn to a coach who has worked with Deshaun Watson before. Veteran coach Sean Ryan was Watson’s coach in Houston in 2017 and 2018 and might be a target for the Browns.
During Watson’s rookie year with Ryan, he only appeared in seven games before tearing his ACL. However, in 2018 Ryan helped guide Watson to an impressive season where he completed 68.3 percent of his passes for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns with only nine interceptions.
Sean Ryan is a well-respected coach in the NFL where his career started over a decade ago with the Giants in 2007. Ryan spent the last two seasons as the quarterbacks coach in Carolina and likely will be available with the coaching change.
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Rutgers football got on the board first with a touchdown catch from Sean Ryan.
Sean Ryan got his Rutgers football touchdown, and he did so in one of the biggest settings in college football.
Ryan hauled in a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Evan Simon early in the first quarter to give Rutgers a 7-0 lead at No. 3 Ohio State. The touchdown catch came after Ryan did a nice job of fighting off Denzel Burke, who had good coverage on the play.
It was a tightly thrown ball from Simon, putting it where only Ryan could catch it.
A transfer from West Virginia, Ryan is a big possession wide receiver who adds some much-needed size and strength to the Rutgers wide receiver room.
Check out Ryan’s catch to put Rutgers up on Ohio State…and open up his scoring account with the Scarlet Knights:
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Were you expecting this:@RFootball strikes first at No. 3 Ohio State. 💥 pic.twitter.com/8vv92mUM2y
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 1, 2022
Last season at West Virginia, Ryan had 399 receiving yards on 25 catches with three touchdowns. He is one of several players on the Rutgers roster from Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
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The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers square off on Sunday afternoon in Week 2, so here are five things fans should know.
The New York Giants (1-0) host the Carolina Panthers (0-1) at MetLife Stadium this coming Sunday afternoon.
The Giants won their opener on the road, 21-20, against the Tennessee Titans, their first Kickoff Weekend win since 2016 and only their second since 2011.
The Panthers lost their opener at home, 26-24, to the Cleveland Browns. Two questionable calls in the final minute by the officials gave the Browns an opportunity to win the game.
Here are five things to know about Sunday’s matchup.
Rutgers football got some solid performances from their wide receivers in Friday’s spring game.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Taj Harris and Sean Ryan fit in seamlessly to the Rutgers football offense on Friday night during the annual spring game. The two transfer wide receivers added a new dimension to an offense that at times last year was lacking explosiveness.
The integration of Harris and Ryan into the offense is going to be as important for the Scarlet Knights as the production from the quarterback position and the development of the offensive line. All three units were a question mark throughout last season.
And now after the spring game, it appears that the offensive line is improved from last season and that the wide receivers are certainly a more balanced group with the chance to be explosive. [autotag]Bo Melton[/autotag], likely to be taken on Day 3 of the NFL draft, was very good last year and Shameen Jones showed some flashes, but adding the two transfers will be a big help for Rutgers.
“I think they are really going to help us. You know, they come in, they join Shameen, and then a host of other guys,” head coach Greg Schiano said after the game.
“We lose a really fine player in Bo as he leaves for the NFL. And I think it’s really important that what we did through the portal, supplementing what we already have here. We have some young receivers that are going to be really good but they make take a little while to get there. To have some experienced guys on the squad now that, helps a lot.”
Ryan (a transfer from West Virginia) led the Scarlet team with four catches for 48 yards. The White team was led by Harris (a transfer from Syracuse) who had five catches for 49 yards, including a first quarter touchdown catch.
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Harris and Ryan along with Jones gives Rutgers some good talent at wide receiver. If [autotag]Aron Cruickshank[/autotag] can fully recover from his season-ending injury suffered last fall, then Rutgers will be able to go with multiple looks for whoever may be the starting quarterback.
It is a lot of speed on the field as well, something Rutgers has been lacking in recent years.
Lost in the buzz about Harris and Ryan from Friday’s scrimmage was the fact that wide receiver [autotag]Josh Youngblood[/autotag] flashed with two catches for 29 yards.
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An outstanding returner, Youngblood, a transfer from Kansas State, might be the fastest player on the roster.
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The Panthers, hands down, were the most represented team at Pitt QB Kenny Pickett’s pro day.
Save for owner David Tepper and the guy who pops the popcorn at Bank of America Stadium, the Carolina Panthers seemingly had everyone in Pittsburgh today. And they’re there, no doubt, for Kenny Pickett.
At the start of what’ll be a key 48 hours for the organization, Carolina’s brass just about flooded the UPMC Sports Performance Complex on Monday. There, they’ve locked in on Pickett—the first of two quarterback prospects that sixth overall selection may ultimately be used on.
Being that this offseason is of particular importance for the current regime, and that their decision with said pick could shape the franchise for years to come, they spared no expense on their representation. While 31 of the NFL’s 32 teams were in attendance at University of Pittsburgh pro day, the Panthers were the only one to send a full house.
That house consisted of:
Also, Rhule and company didn’t mind making themselves at home either:
Pat Narduzzi talking to Carolina Head Coach Matt Rhule @KDKA pic.twitter.com/SypGCMdRy5
— Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) March 21, 2022
Carolina Head Coach Matt Rhule talking to Kenny Pickett. Carolina needs a QB has a ton of interest in Pickett. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/45Q2KApLBD
— Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) March 21, 2022
Matt Rhule hasn’t taken his eyes off Pickett @KDKA pic.twitter.com/7LmllFnAhw
— Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) March 21, 2022
The Panthers are already well-acquainted with the 2021 First-team All-American passer—as he not only put his talents on display all over Carolina’s home turf back in December, but was a former recruit of Rhule’s at Temple University. So, will they get even more well-acquainted come April?
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